Long central apnoeas as the main symptom in a 6-week-old infant with aseptic meningoencephalitis

Authors
Kurz, H Jakelj, J Aberle, SW Rohrbach, DE Dremsek, PA Sacher, M
Citation
H. Kurz et al., Long central apnoeas as the main symptom in a 6-week-old infant with aseptic meningoencephalitis, WIEN KLIN W, 111(7), 1999, pp. 294-297
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
ISSN journal
00435325 → ACNP
Volume
111
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
294 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-5325(19990409)111:7<294:LCAATM>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Viral infections can cause apnoea, bradycardia, and desaturation events in preterm and newborn infants. These symptoms do not always occur in older in fants. A link between virus infection, apnoea, apparent life threatening ev ents (ALTE) and sudden infant death (SID) is speculated. We report a 6-week -old infant with long central apnoea as the first and main symptom of menin goencephalitis caused by enterovirus.